Unforeseen revenue stirs up city budget plan

4:17 PM,
Oct. 11, 2012

Fort Collins City Manager Darin Atteberry

Written by

Patrick Malone
PatrickMalone@coloradoan.com

Unforeseen revenues and recommended spending in the city's budget for 2013 and 2014 put Fort Collins City Council members on edge Tuesday.

One week before its preliminary changes and vote on City Manager Darin Atteberry's proposed budget, council learned that it may have up to $7.7 million more to work with than expected, but that most of that money already is spoken for if Atteberry has his way.

Mike Beckstead, the city's chief financial officer, told the council that about $6.5 million in reserves could bolster the budget with one-time funds. But new recommendations from Atteberry to use ...